The Golden Age Chapter 426: Li Palace
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Qin Xiao knew very well that Wu Tianbao was warm and polite to him, and there must be a reason behind it.
However, Wu Tianbao acted generously and had a quaint atmosphere. At least when he was in contact with him, he made himself very comfortable, and he was not disgusted with the second master of the Taipinghui.
Aunt Rong’s face was extremely ugly, but he really didn’t know where the young man came from. He didn’t dare to offend him. He glanced at Qiuniang and saw that Qiuniang was also looking at him with strange eyes. Without the color of mockery, Jing seems to be thinking about something.
Yuanwailang Qian Zhao lost face and was quite embarrassed, but he didn't dare to have an attack in front of Wu Tianbao. He gave Qin Xiao a cold look, then turned and left. When Aunt Rong saw this, he hurried with a few others. Followed up.
Aunt Rong and the group left in embarrassment. Qin Xiao only glanced at Qiuniang, only to see Qiuniang staring at Aunt Rong's back, startled and thoughtful.
"Young Master Qin, I will arrange an elegant room for you on the second floor." Wu Tianbao said: "The people downstairs are a bit noisy. No one in the elegant room dare to disturb. Clean it up."
Qin Xiao doesn't really care where to eat.
However, he knows that Qiuniang is still somewhat uncomfortable with this environment, and will leave Kyoto in a few days. Before leaving, he intends to invite Qiuniang to have a meal here. If Qiuniang keeps feeling restrained, That's a big violation of my intention.
Going to a separate room on the second floor will naturally make you more comfortable.
He did not reject Wu Tianbao’s kindness, and took Qiuniang to the private room on the second floor, and said a few more words with Wu Tianbao, and then smiled: "Wu Erye, Lord Shilang is still waiting for you to greet , You don’t have to worry about me."
Wu Tianbao then remembered that there was still a group of people going to say hello, so I didn't bother at the moment and went upstairs first.
Since Wu Erye is a very important guest, the cooking speed of the back cook is naturally much faster.
Although Qin Xiao only ordered four dishes, the dishes that he brought up quickly filled the table. There were everything cold and hot dishes. No matter the color or taste, they were naturally impeccable.
In addition, two jars of fine wine were specially sent here.
Qin Xiao secretly wanted Wu Tianbao to do everything without leaking, and it is no wonder that he would be here in a place like Kyoto.
It’s just that Qiuniang seems to have a lot of thoughts. Ever since she saw that Aunt Rong, she has never shown a smile on her face. The two willow-like beauty has always been slightly frowned, even after she arrived in the elegant room, Facing the table full of delicious food, he didn't mean to move his chopsticks, just sitting there, thinking, Qin Xiao yelled softly, Qiuniang didn't even hear it in her thoughts, which made Qin Xiao quite surprised. The voice was louder: "Sister Qiu Niang, what's the matter with you?"
"Huh?" Qiuniang looked up at Qin Xiao, then she came back to her senses, as if she found a table full of dishes at this time, and said: "Why are there so many dishes? We...we can eat. Endless."
"Second Master Wu is polite. Since he has come up, it is not easy to refuse." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Anyway, we can't finish the meal, let's pack it back, just let Brother Gu have a taste."
Qiu Niang nodded slightly, thinking that Qin Xiao's idea was very good. It is certain that this table of dishes will not be finished. Packing it back is naturally the best solution.
"What are you thinking?" Qin Xiao moved to sit next to Qiuniang. This is a round table, antique. Qin Xiao originally sat opposite Qiuniang, but now he moved closer, although he was not sitting next to him. But there was a chair in between, and he whispered softly: "Since you saw that Aunt Rong, you haven't been able to stay home. Is she your relative?"
Qiu Niang shook her head and said: "No, but...but I knew it before."
"Oh?" Qin Xiao heard that he was not Qiuniang’s relatives, so he was relieved. After all, he had mocked Aunt Rong in the public before, so that Aunt Rong had no face. As long as it was not Qiuniang’s relatives, Qin Xiao felt in his heart. Without any burden, she asked, "How does Sister Qiu Niang call her aunt? I see her arrogant, she likes to be popular."
"She is like that." Qiuniang ridiculed: "The temperament I have cultivated for so many years can't be changed."
Qin Xiao was quite interested. He picked up his chopsticks and put some dishes for Qiuniang, and said, "Taste the taste and say while eating. By the way, who is she? The member named Qian Zhao called her Aunt, is she the official family member?"
Qiu Niang wanted to speak but stopped, a little hesitant, Qin Xiao saw it, and hurriedly smiled: "If it is inconvenient to say, let's not say it. It doesn't matter. Come on, the weather is cold, hurry up and eat while it's hot. It will be cold later. It tastes bad."
Qiu Niang sighed and finally said: "Actually, there is nothing inconvenient to say, she...she turned out to be from the palace."
"People in the palace?" Qin Xiao was startled, and said suspiciously: "Is it a lady in the palace?"
"She is a member of the Sixth Bureau of the Palace, and she is not served by the nobles." Qiu Niang said: "I remember that she had been in charge of medicine in the Shangshi Bureau, and was in charge of the medicine for witches in the palace. It was only a few years ago. I was released from the palace, but...I haven't seen her for many years."
Qin Xiao became more and more surprised. Looking at Qiuniang, he wondered: "She is from the palace, how do you know Qiuniang sister in the palace......!" Suddenly realized something, surprised. : "Sister Qiu Niang, don't you...are you also coming out of the palace?"
Qiu Niang smiled reluctantly, nodded slightly, and said: "I only came out of the palace three years ago, and spent many years in Sicai of Shang Palace."
"What...what does this Si Cai mean?"
"The six bureaus and twenty-four divisions in the palace, of which the Shanggong Bureau has four divisions: Division System, Sibao, Si Cai, and Si Zhi. Si Cai specializes in the management of silk, which is silk." Qiuniang explained: "In the palace, I specialize in managing the harem's silk and silk library with others. The nobles in the palace need silk and silk, and they will take the list above and come to us to get the silk and satin."
"So that's the case." Qin Xiao suddenly realized. At this time, he thought that Wu Tianbao had given a gift not long ago. Qiuniang was very interested in the silk and satin she gave. At that time, she only thought it was the nature of women who love silk and satin. It's not that simple.
I couldn't help but think of the non-character plaque in Qiuniang's room, but knowing that I must not ask about it, I can only smile: "Sister Qiu Niang came out of the palace, I... .I just found out today."
Qiu Niang thought you had only known me for a few days, so should you know everything? But still said: "You never asked."
"So you and Aunt Rong are both from the palace?"
Qiu Niang said: "My father passed away too early and the family was difficult to maintain. My mother became ill from overwork. Later my father came to us and said that he could send me to the palace. There are still some cases of silver every month. I was able to subsidize my family. I was only ten years old and sold to a wealthy family as a slave. I would be a slave and maid all my life. If I could enter the palace, I would be able to get out of the palace at an older age, so I was free, so my mother agreed. However, my mother passed away less than a year after I entered the palace. Fortunately, before my mother's death, the white clothes were sent to Zhiming Academy. The master Wei of the academy had a good heart. Knowing that white clothes were helpless, he accepted white clothes as his son. He grew up in the Zhiming Academy and studied with Master Wei to make sense, and later because of Master Wei’s relationship,
White clothes only entered Kyoto Prefecture as a errand. "
"Zhimingyuan?" Qin Xiao's body was shocked, his face changed color, and he whispered: "Sister Qiu Niang, you...you are talking about Zhimingyuan?"
Of course he will not forget Zhimingin.
When Hongye assisted him in escaping from the turtle city, he solemnly explained to himself that if it is really a matter of life and death in the mountains and rivers, he can go to Kyoto to find the Chimeiin Temple, and he must not forget this place.
Qin Xiao remembers the three words Zhimingyuan still fresh.
However, when I entered Beijing this time, I really didn't expect Zhimingyuan. At this time, Qiuniang mentioned that the memory hidden in her mind was immediately released.
Chimeiin Temple!
Hongye asked himself to find Zhimingyuan when the mountains and rivers were exhausted. In fact, he was always wondering what the Zhimingyuan was. At this time, Qiu Niang mentioned it and finally understood that Zhimingyuan was actually an academy.
Gu Baiyi grew up in Zhiming Academy.
"Why, do you know Chiming Academy?" Qiu Niang saw that Qin Xiao reacted a little strangely and wondered: "Chiming Academy is a very common academy in Kyoto. There are dozens of academies in Kyoto, and Chiming Academy is not very impressive. The eight major academies in Kyoto and Chimeiin are not included. Many people know the reputation of the eight major academies in Kyoto, but the reputation of Chimeiin is too small and not many people know about it."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, but did not speak.
"After my mother passed away, I was taken care of by Master Wei from the Zhimingyuan in White Clothes, so I would feel at ease in the palace." Qiuniang explained: "I am not a draft pick and enter the palace. I enter the palace only as a slave, so I can have one chance every year. When you leave the palace, you can send your savings to Bai Yi. Although Master Wei is kind-hearted, I can't let Bai Yi eat and drink for nothing. Although the amount of silver accumulated every year is not much, I can still subsidize Bai Yi." Here, there was a moment of silence, seeming to think of a lot of the past in the palace, Qin Xiao didn't bother, looking at Qiuniang, he was also thoughtful.
For a long time, Qiuniang finally sighed: "After the saint is enthroned, naturally there will be no more drafts in the palace. Although there will be new people entering the palace every year, more palace people are released each year, and the nobles in the palace, They are also the concubines and concubines, and the need for less and less court ladies, but more and more eunuchs enter the palace every year. When the first emperor was in the palace, the harem concubines and eunuchs each accounted for half of them. When I was out of the palace, The eunuchs in the palace account for 70%, and there will be fewer and fewer palace ladies in the palace in the future."
"Before you left the palace, Brother Gu was working as a errand in Kyoto Prefecture?" Qin Xiao finally figured out Qiuniang's previous experience at this time.
He was actually a little strange before. Although Qiuniang was in the market, she didn't feel the slightest sense of coarseness in walking, and she was not brave enough, but she really shrank and low self-esteem when she saw Daguan nobles. Knowing that Qiuniang used to be a errand in the palace, she understood in an instant.
Quniang is in the palace, her words and deeds have naturally undergone rigorous training, and after all she has seen the nobles in the palace, and then she will be a little bit courageous when she goes out to face the rogues, but it is because of the palace people. When he was born, he naturally felt inferior in the face of high-ranking nobles.
This also explains why Qiuniang is nearly thirty years old, but still not married.
"He has been a errand in Kyoto Prefecture for many years." Qiuniang smiled: "After I left the palace, I used the savings I saved to buy a yard in Kushui Alley and live with him, so it was convenient to take care of him. He. I’ve been alone for almost 20 years, and I, a sister, should treat him well."
Qin Xiao sighed in his heart, thinking that you have been in the palace for so many years, so you are not alone.